CSCL Indian Ocean aground on Elbe

[Tsarik Ruslan - Ship-Photo-Roster.com]

Dear Colleagues!
Especially located in Hamburg and in the vicinity.

Please update the situation with CSCL Indian Ocean, which ran aground on Elbe River while underway from Felixstowe to Hamburg on 3rd Feb 2130LT with draught 11.6 m only.

BRGDS
Ruslan 

[lappino]

http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Containerriese-strandet-vor-dem-Hamburger-Hafen,containerschiff296.html

According to these guys, attempts to free the vessel during the night using multiple tugs failed, but she should free herself with the noon tide...

[PHa]

[chrisg46]

There's also a video on Shipping TV:

https://youtu.be/31MiguGpUKk

[PHa]

Update will follow continuously. Next chance to get the ship free from the muddy ground is 12.00 hours. If not: Next high tide 05.02.2016, 01:02 hrs. Fingers crossed.
Regards Peter

Not far away from the appletrees.

[miraflores]

Ship is far outside the fairway at a depth of only 6,5 meter

[PHa]

Thanks J

[PHa]

UPDATE 12.35 local time:
Towing attempts failed, J

[Tsarik Ruslan - Ship-Photo-Roster.com]

Gentlemen, thank you for detailed updates.

BRGDS
Ruslan

[miraflores]

"SEVEN tugs with bullard pull of total 90 tons"

Really great toys, no tugs with a BP of 150 tons and more available?

[PHa]

Sorry, Juergen, must be a "transfer mistake". Source was "Stader Tageblatt".
Have checked matter again:

Bollard pulls as per data sheets:

Bugsier 10: 89,5 t;
Bugsier 9: 89,5 t;
SD Dolphin: 80 t.
Bugsier 8: 72 t.
SD Rover: 60 t.
Bugsier 2: 67 t.
NEUWERK: 110 t.
...and so on...
Sorry for mistake.
Regards Peter

[PHa]

With delay: The complete police report of today morning:

http://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/6337/3242991

Sorry, in german only - but https://translate.google.de/ is your friend.

Regards Peter

[PHa]

Three possibilities for setting the vessel afloat:

1. Waiting for a higher tide in about one week

or

2. dredging and towing

or

3. container lightering by a big crane.

We will wait and see. By the way: What are the daily operating costs for one of the biggest vessels of the world?

Regards Peter

[lappino]

I see people coming from near and far to look at the stranded giant... Similar to what hapenned to "Pasha Bulker"...

Btw, I don't see her operating cost being dominant issue here. Rather, it's her disrupted schedule that is the main problem, imho.

[Captain Ted]

operating cost is negligible compared with the daily loss of time and schedule. Not only the ship also the containers aboard are exspected somewhere,,just in time delivery comes to mind !!!!
The waiting chain behind is much worst !!!

operating cost,, well crew is relative cheap,, the fuel consumption is of course depending on how much KW is needed to run live-reefers for example,,, but overall a rather low cost compared to what one thinks.
the fuel consumption is the highest cost for such ships,,but the main engine is stopped, therefore again most probably rather low with what one might think because of the size of the ship

What is not in the picture the Insurance and financing costs,,those can run rather high